Breaking Down the Latest Details.

Bit by bit we’ve been learning what Bryan Fuller and CBS have in store for us when the seventh Star Trek series launches in January 2017. The initial reveal of the name and hints about the time period got fans talking, and then the reveal of the ship and a teaser turned up the heat. Now a batch of details, revealed by Fuller at CBS’s All Access panel for the Television Critics Association in Los Angeles, has set a flurry of speculation in motion.

In this special episode of The Ready Room, C Bryan Jones and Larry Nemecek join the crowd to break down 13 points about Star Trek: Discovery and what they might mean for the first new Star Trek on television in more than a decade.

Chapters

Intro (00:00:00)The Time Period and The Incident (00:09:27)Amanda Grayson and Story Structure (00:15:46)The Lead Character and Point of View (00:22:04)Crew Diversity (00:26:38)More Aliens! (00:29:36)Robots! (00:38:35)TOS Characters Return? (00:47:21)The USS Discovery (00:52:07)The Aesthetic of the Show (01:07:45)Closing (01:24:17)

Crossover. Sometimes actions can have unexpected consequences. Such was the case with Kirk and his speech to Mirror Spock. We discuss DS9’s return to the Mirror Universe and how life turned out for the humans living there.

Return to Tomorrow. Having your body taken over by an alien is a risk every Starfleet officer takes. But of your own free will? That’s not usually how it works. We discuss Sargon’s ancient love triangle.

It’s Only a Paper Moon. Nog’s retreat to the holosuite following his injury in battle offered a chance for real commentary on PTSD and depression. We discuss the lasting impact of a single moment in time.